Warrap State Conducts Peace Dialogue In Tonj South The Government of Warrap State sent a delegation to Tonj South County to conduct a peace dialogue between Apuk -Jurwiir and Thony Communities due to fear of conflict there. 16 February 2014
By Ariik Atekdit JUBA, 16 February 2014 [Gurtong] - The five-member ministerial committee to Tonj South County was led by Hon. Mayar Deng Mayar as the committee chairperson. Paul Dhel Gum, the Health and Information Caretaker Minister said the meeting was successful. He said the communities and cattle camp youth were cooperative and understanding during the dialogue. He said most of the issues that have contributed to misunderstanding among the communities were false fabrications. "Rumours, speculations and false accusation trading were among the factors influencing hatred and encouraging violence among the communities," said Dhel. The minister however said the youth at cattle camps were ready to accept peace and peaceful coexistence between Apuk-Jurwiir and Thony. They expressed willingness to accept one another and live together as usual according to Hon. Dhel. Earlier on clashes between members of the two communities cost the life of a person, creating fear among Thony community of revenge by Apuk-Jurwiir. Nevertheless, after the dialogue both communities urged the state government to speedup efforts to find solution to allow normal visits among the communities. "The case of murder of Malual Thuc's son was another main issue that created fear among Thony community as they were expecting revenge from Apuk -Juwiir if the case is not urgently and amicably settled by the judiciary," he said. After the peace dialogue, monitoring committees were stablished to assist the county's administration in maintaining peace and stop any use of violence in the future. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx> , Governance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/6/Governance.aspx> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oqBJPTWVC2rbXVpUDHsH4WTQmjOzb5H9aQPwQfMxXJ0cg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
